What You'll Do

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineering leader to join our WSRS Experience Technology team. You'll lead and mentor software engineers building external customer experiences for a variety of capabilities. We'll work together with designers, CX, and product managers to continue building a first-class experience for our Participant and Employer customers.

 

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Lead and empower high-performing teams with formal leadership responsibilities.
• Enable new ownership and stewardship of critical customer-facing experiences.
• Exercise continues improvement mindset, push the envelope.
• Promote collaboration and problem solving with peers and business partners.
• Encourage innovation with experiments and better data driven understanding of customer actions.

Who You Are

We are looking for someone with:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree (preference in a computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field or equivalent experience) and 6+ years work experience or equivalent experience.
• Formal Leadership experience (e.g., managing a small team, acting as a tech lead or domain lead with direct reports)
• Experience conducting 1:1s, giving feedback, and supporting performance and growth.
• Comfort owning decisions and partnering with Product and peers.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

 Skills That Will Help You Stand Out:

• Hands-on experience working in the cloud (AWS. GCP AZURE)
• Hands on experience working with Typescript, NSK, and React.
• Background in front end development, using design systems.
• Track record of building team culture.
• Demonstrating a product mindset.
• Using AI coding assistants, Github copilot, etc.

Salary Range Information

Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Salary Range (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)

$116000 - $156000 / year

Time Off Program

Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short-term illness. Employees don’t accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.

Pension Eligible

Yes

Work Environments

This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek). You’ll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors.

Work Authorization/Sponsorship

At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.

Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants

Investment Code of Ethics

For Principal Global Investors positions, you’ll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.

Experience Principal

While our expertise spans the globe, we're bound by one common purpose: to foster a world where financial security is accessible to all. And our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees – individually and all of us together. Explore our core values, benefits and why we’re an exceptional place to grow your career.

Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Posting Window

We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.

Original Posting Date

1/28/2026

Most Recently Posted Date

1/28/2026